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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]90% of what matters is that the program is ABET accredited. All ABET programs will have substantially the same curricula. Almost all engineering programs are rigorous.
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This is a common misconception about ABET accreditation. According to its own website https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2025-2026, ABET's "curriculum requirements specify subject areas appropriate to engineering but do not prescribe specific courses." This is why for example a circuits class can be a 6 credit hours two-semester sequence at one school and a 4 credit hours one-semester-long course at another. The same class may cover 9 chapters of the same textbook at one school and 7 chapters at another. The difficulty of homework and exams can also vary greatly from one school to the next. This is why even directional state schools can offer ABET-accredited engineering degrees. Does one honestly believe these schools cover the same material as MIT?[/quote]

1000x yes. DC is at an intense top 10 private and the engineering courses for physics and calc cover material almost twice as fast as our local 4-year public T-100ish engineering school where they did Dual Enrollment in high school for Multivariable calc, linear, and Physics-mechanics. Their HS did not have the courses at the high school so there was no choice. Their peers who did DE at similar 4yr ABET schools around the country noticed the same issue, and many retook various calc classes due to stark differences. The friend who comes from the bay area got to take Stanford courses in high school and found them to be just as fast as the ivy. They came in more ready for the pace, as did students who came from northeast private schools that taught top level stem in the high school. 
ABET is just a minimum. [/quote]

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